Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women was 61.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Turkmenistan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Turkmenistan stood at 61.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Turkmenistan peaked at 66.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 2019.
That places Turkmenistan 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.7% | — |
| 2001 | 65.1% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 62.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 61.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.4% | 63.7% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 61.1% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 61.6% | 61.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 39 Azerbaijan 62.7% compare
- 40 Bahrain 62.2% compare
- 41 Kyrgyzstan 61.9% compare
- 43 Gambia 60.9% compare
- 44 Nigeria 58.3% compare
- 45 Mozambique 57.1% compare
More gender data for Turkmenistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,311 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,825 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,825 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 73,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 77,770 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 74,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 79,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,323 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Turkmenistan?
- Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Turkmenistan was 61.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 2019.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women?
- Turkmenistan ranks 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men vs women (15 years and older) who have not consumed any alcohol during their lifetime. This data is age-standardized.